Legal Opinion
Ford Motor Co. v. Fulkerson
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided April 11, 1991No. 89-SC-797-DGPublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEIBSON, Justice.
This is a products liability case. The movant, Ford Motor Company, won at the trial level, but the Court of Appeals reversed and remanded on grounds: (1) the instructions were erroneous; and (2) trial error in excluding evidence of a change in the design of the product. Having granted discretionary review of the Court of Appeals’ decision, we affirm in all respects but one, which we discuss towards the end of this Opinion.
The case arises out of a motor vehicle accident on June 2, 1985, on a two-lane road in southeast Jefferson County. Troy Cilone was driving his 1984 Ford…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Ault v. International Harvester Co.California Supreme Court · 1974
- Dealers Transport Co. v. Battery Distributing Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966
- Montgomery Elevator Co. v. McCullough Ex Rel. McCulloughKentucky Supreme Court · 1984
- O'Bryan v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1982
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Duchess v. Langston Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
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